SE TX Tropical Cyclone Climatology

Multiple Days of Severe Weather from Thunderstorms and Wildfires

Active spring pattern across the center of the nation with several rounds of severe thunderstorms in the forecast through the weekend. The regions under the greatest threats are the southern Plains into the Mississippi Valley. Meanwhile, dry and breezy conditions with dry fuels are aiding in wildfires across the western High Plains and the Southeast. Wind and some snow for northern Rockies. Read More >

NAME	CLASS / LANDFALL	DATE	DATA (kts/mbs)	AFFECTS
HURRICANE	Hurricane - Cat. 3 / Freeport	7/21/09	Pk. Wnd - 95 kt Pressure - 982mb	Storm surge reached 10'; 41 killed in TX; Was a Category 4 well offshore, but weakened to a Category 3 while influencing the upper Texas coast
HURRICANE	Hurricane - Cat. 1 / Aransas Pass	6/26/02	Pk. Wnd - 80 kt Pressure - NA	Curved just offshore before landfall near Matagorda
T. STORM	Tropical Storm / Matagorda	7/10/01	Pk. Wnd - 40 kt Pressure - NA	Crops damaged by wind and rain
HURRICANE	Hurricane - Cat. 4 / Galveston	9/9/00	Pk. Wnd - 115 kt Pressure - 964mb	Greatest disaster in U.S.history; More than 8,000 killed mainly from storm surge; 20 foot tides

NAME

CLASS /
LANDFALL

DATE

DATA
(kts/mbs)

AFFECTS

HURRICANE

Hurricane - Cat. 3 /
Freeport

7/21/09

Pk. Wnd - 95 kt
Pressure - 982mb

Storm surge reached 10'; 41 killed in TX; Was a Category 4 well offshore, but weakened to a Category 3 while influencing the upper Texas coast

HURRICANE

Hurricane - Cat. 1 /
Aransas Pass

6/26/02

Pk. Wnd - 80 kt
Pressure - NA

Curved just offshore before landfall near Matagorda

T. STORM

Tropical Storm /
Matagorda

7/10/01

Pk. Wnd - 40 kt
Pressure - NA

Crops damaged by wind and rain

HURRICANE

Hurricane - Cat. 4 /
Galveston

9/9/00

Pk. Wnd - 115 kt
Pressure - 964mb

Greatest disaster in U.S.history; More than 8,000 killed mainly from storm surge; 20 foot tides

Multiple Days of Severe Weather from Thunderstorms and Wildfires

SE TX Tropical Cyclone Climatology - 1900s

Upper Texas Coast Tropical Cyclones in the 1900s